Angela Ruggiero started her Olympics winnings in 1998 with Gold in Olympic Women's hockey. She was a member of the silver winning Ice Hockey team in 2002 and bronze team in 2006. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/hockey/2010-02-07-angela-ruggiero_N.htm She was the first woman hockey player (non- goalie) in professional men's hockey game in North America. http://www.angelaruggiero.com/aboutme.php She and her brother Bill earned a place in Hockey hall of fame as the first brother -sister duo in professional hockey. She is the founder and president of Angela Ruggiero Girls' Hockey School. http://www.angelaruggiero.com/events/Angela%20Ruggiero%20Girls%20Hockey%20School-%20Camp%20June%202009%20Brochure.pdf Charles Wang ice Hockey Project Hope, Right To Play, and Womens Sports Foundation are the charities she supports. http://www.angelaruggiero.com/charities.php She appeared in the TV show The Celebrity Apprentice on sixth season. Even though the very impressed Donald Trump offered her a job, she turned it down. http://www.angelaruggiero.com/press/ She graduated from Harvard University in 2004. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/angela-ruggiero-1.html
2010 Vancouver Olympics
The 2010 Olympics will be the 4th Olympics for Angela Ruggiero. The womens' Ice Hockey was added to winter Olympics in 1988. In that first year, there was only 2 teams, Canada and USA, to compete. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/columnists/steve_buffery/2010/02/04/12733926-sun.html The 2010 winter olympics will have 8 teams. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/6884089/Vancouver-2010-Winter-Olympics-ice-hockey-guide.html The venue is Canada Hockey Place. The event will start on February 13, 2009. http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-hockey/schedule-and-results/womens-preliminary-round---group-a-game-1_ihw400a01Sa.html The Women's Ice Hockey finals will be on February 25 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/6884089/Vancouver-2010-Winter-Olympics-ice-hockey-guide.html
